Gamma-rays and cosmic-rays from a pulsar in Cygnus OB2

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

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8 pages, 5 figures, MNRAS accepted

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10.1046/j.1365-8711.2003.06997.x

We argue that gamma-rays sources observed in the direction of the Cyg OB2
association in the GeV and TeV energy range are due to a pulsar which was
created by a supernova a few tens of thousands years ago. The excess of cosmic
rays at 10^18 eV can be also related to the appearance of this pulsar.

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